AI’s Power-Guzzling Habits Drive Search for Alternative Energy Sources
By The Wall Street Journal Published on November 09, 2023 The immense amount of energy needed to power generative artificial intelligence models, like the one behind ChatGPT, is creating a new market for data centers that run on alternative energy sources. Supply of electricity, which currently powers the vast majority of data centers, […]
How Chinese firm linked to repression of Uyghurs aids Israeli surveillance in West Bank
By The Guardian Published on November 11, 2023 In the occupied Palestinian territories, there are cameras everywhere. In Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, residents say cameras were installed by Israeli police up and down their streets, peering into their homes. One resident named Sara said she and her family “could be detected as if […]
States Sue Meta Alleging Harm to Young People on Instagram, Facebook
By The Wall Street Journal Published on October 24, 2023 A coalition of 41 states and the District of Columbia are filing lawsuits alleging that Meta Platforms has intentionally built its products with addictive features that harm young users of its Facebook and Instagram services. The lawsuits, in federal and state courts, allege […]
This facial recognition website can turn anyone into a cop — or a stalker
By Washington Post Published on May 14, 2021 The facial recognition site PimEyes is one of the most capable face-searching tools on the planet. In less than a second, it can scan through more than 900 million images from across the Internet and find matches with startling accuracy. But its most distinguishing trait […]
Vanguard CEO says AI will revolutionize asset management
By Pensions & Investments Published on May 24, 2023 Generative artificial intelligence will revolutionize the asset management industry and produce better long-term outcomes for clients, Vanguard Group CEO Mortimer J. “Tim” Buckley said Wednesday. “What we’re suddenly discovering with generative AI there are a lot of cognitive things that we do that are actually fairly […]
How a billionaire-backed network of AI advisers took over Washington
By Politico 10/13/2023 An organization backed by Silicon Valley billionaires and tied to leading artificial intelligence firms is funding the salaries of more than a dozen AI fellows in key congressional offices, across federal agencies and at influential think tanks. The fellows funded by Open Philanthropy, which is financed primarily by billionaire Facebook […]
New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
By New York Times Published October 11, 2023 A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate. Once their scalpels reach the edge of a brain tumor, surgeons are faced with an agonizing decision: cut away some healthy brain tissue to […]
Here’s What We Do and Don’t Know About the Effects of Remote Work
By New York Times Published October 10, 2023 Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping workers’ lives and the economy. Read More
TechScape: How police use location and search data to find suspects – and not always the right ones
Johana Bhuiyan Tue 3 Oct 2023 In January 2020, Florida resident Zachary McCoy received a concerning email from Google: local authorities were asking the company for his personal information and he had just seven days to stop them from handing it over. Police were investigating a burglary, McCoy later found out, and had […]